Cash dispensing automated banking machine and method

Apparatus comprising:

• a rotatable picking member adapted to pick sheets generally one at a time from a stack of sheets,
• wherein the picking member includes a disk portion,
• wherein the disk portion includes an axis, wherein the disk portion is rotatable about the axis,
• wherein the disk portion includes a high friction arcuate segment,
• wherein the high friction arcuate segment includes a high friction arcuate surface,
• wherein the high friction arcuate segment is adapted to act on an end sheet bounding a stack,
• wherein the disk portion includes an arcuate projecting portion,
• wherein the arcuate projecting portion includes a projecting surface,
• wherein along a same circumferential section, the projecting surface is axially adjacent to the high friction arcuate segment in a direction parallel to the axis,
• wherein the projecting surface extends circumferentially along only a portion of the high friction arcuate surface,
• wherein the projecting surface is disposed radially outward relative to the axis further than the high friction arcuate segment,
• wherein the projecting surface is adapted to act on a leading edge area of the end sheet to prevent deformation of the leading edge area as the end sheet is acted upon by the high friction arcuate segment,
• wherein the disk portion comprises a picking disk,
• wherein the picking member further includes a first outboard disk supported on a shaft and a second outboard disk supported on the shaft, wherein the shaft includes an axis,
• wherein the picking disk is supported on the shaft between the first outboard disk and the second outboard disk,
• wherein the picking disk is adapted to work in conjunction with a stripping member to pick sheets generally one at a time from a stack of sheets.

Apparatus comprising:

• a rotatable sheet picking disk configured to act on an end sheet bounding a stack of sheets,
• wherein the picking disk includes an axis,
• wherein the picking disk is absent an outer circumferential surface that forms a continuous circle about the axis,
• wherein the picking disk includes an axially extending and circumferentially extending outer surface section,
• wherein the outer surface section includes a high friction portion axially adjacent to a low friction portion in a direction parallel to the axis, wherein a further axis that is parallel to the axis, extends through both the high friction portion and the low friction portion,
• wherein the high friction portion comprises a high friction arcuate surface,
• wherein the high friction arcuate surface is configured to act on the end sheet,
• wherein the low friction portion comprises a low friction arcuate surface,
• wherein the low friction arcuate surface extends radially outward relative to the axis further than the high friction arcuate surface.

Apparatus comprising:

• a rotatable sheet picking disk configured to act on an end sheet bounding a stack of sheets,
• wherein the disk includes an axis,
• wherein the picking disk is absent an outer circumferential surface that forms a continuous circle about the axis,
• wherein the picking disk includes an axially extending and circumferentially extending outer surface section,
• wherein the outer surface section includes a high friction portion located axially adjacent to a low friction portion in a direction parallel to the axis,
• wherein the high friction portion comprises a high friction arcuate surface,
• wherein the high friction arcuate surface is configured to act on the end sheet,
• wherein the low friction portion comprises a low friction arcuate surface,
• wherein the low friction arcuate surface is disposed radially outward relative to the axis further than the high friction arcuate surface,
• wherein the low friction arcuate surface extends circumferentially along only a portion of the high friction arcuate surface.

Apparatus comprising:

• a rotatable sheet picking disk configured to act on an end sheet bounding a stack of sheets,
• wherein the picking disk includes an axis,
• wherein the picking disk is absent an outer circumferential surface that forms a continuous circle about the axis,
• wherein the picking disk includes an axially extending and circumferentially extending outer surface section,
• wherein the outer surface section includes a high friction portion axially adjacent to a low friction portion in a direction parallel to the axis,
• wherein the high friction portion comprises a resilient material,
• wherein the high friction portion comprises a high friction arcuate surface,
• wherein the high friction arcuate surface is configured to act on the end sheet,
• wherein the low friction portion comprises a generally rigid material relative to the resilient material,
• wherein the low friction portion comprises a low friction arcuate surface,
• wherein the low friction arcuate surface extends circumferentially along only a portion of the high friction arcuate surface,
• wherein the low friction arcuate surface is configured to act on the end sheet,
• wherein both the low friction arcuate surface and the high friction arcuate surface are relatively arranged to allow both to be acting on the end sheet at the same time.